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What it pays for
Keeping the data current, which is most of the work: the rent figures come from the Office for National Statistics every month, and every new tribunal decision has to be read and added. That is what makes the comparison worth anything.
It also lets us carry the cost of applications for renters who cannot meet it. The people with the strongest cases are often the ones with the least room in the month, and a challenge that does not happen for want of a few pounds is the worst outcome this service can produce.
What it actually costs to run
Not a list of departments. These are the things that genuinely have invoices against them, and the ones that would stop first if nobody paid anything.
- Solicitors, and people who know this area
- Reading the tribunal’s decisions
- Keeping the figures current
- Hosting, the database, and storing your documents
- Maps and email
- Professional indemnity insurance
- Card fees on payments
The Office for National Statistics, the Energy Performance register and the tribunal’s own decisions are all published under the Open Government Licence. The cost is in reading them, checking them, and keeping them current.
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Being straight about what this is
- It is a payment to a company, not a donation to a charity. There is no Gift Aid and no tax relief.
- It buys nothing and gives you no priority, service or standing you would not otherwise have.
- It is not refundable, because there is nothing to undo. If you paid by mistake, email us and we will send it back.
- If you are challenging a rent increase right now, spend it on that instead. This page will still be here afterwards.